In addition to helping with numerous necessary evils, such as advice on tax, regulation and visas, the newly launched South Africa-Iran Trade Desk (SAIRTD), promises to introduce
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Her name is Vega
Have just been reminded of this sensational night three years ago. I remember how I felt … in the finest detail . Come back #SuzanneVega (November
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Two guys and an awful lot of demons
In life, as in art, there is much to watch in Cape Town right now: the party implodes, the edifice crumbles. Taking a break from real life drama, I saw
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Making money in the wildest of ways
Throwing the old economy-versus-environment argument into question, Wilderness Holdings on Friday reported good progress on both sides of the equation in the six months to the
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The future is here (almost) and it is fast and loose
Residents in at least one leafy suburban street (mine) in Cape Town are facing down noisy chaos this morning with the unannounced arrival of workmen to
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State transformed SABMiller deal for South Africans
Some bad news is emerging around the AB Inbev-SABMiller merger with the pound’s so-called flash-crash having knocked quite a bit of value off the deal for South African shareholders.
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On the road and in bed with dance at Baxter
The opening night of the Baxter Dance Festival on Thursday took us on a trip and then gave us a whole lot of loving. First John
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FNB combines new tech and old-fashioned values
As First National Bank launched its new super hi-tech mobile banking app on Wednesday the bank’s chief executive, Jacques Celliers, made the point that the bank’s
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Low calorie, low alcohol wine – not to be confused with tea
Rooibos and Honeybush, long-time luvvies of the local tea-drinking scene, have been elevated to a different class altogether by news that they have achieved fame in
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Taking people watching to new heights at the V&A
The V & A Waterfront will be teeming with all sorts of showmen and showgirls, tricksters and tramps next weekend when it hosts the first ever
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